05 December 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	03:40 GMT+1

July 27, 2001 (posted July 23) Opinion Weighing up pros and cons The introduction of 44-tonne vehicles last year should have heralded some heavyweight chest thumping. Instead it slipped almost unnoticed onto the UK roads without so much as a rallying toot from the operators who had long lobbied for it to be passed into law. Why was this? The 44-tonne dream carried the hopes of fleet operators of bigger payload movements ...... Read more on International Freighting Weekly Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail